114th American Fuel & Leader in Hydroprocessing Visit the ART and Grace Petrochemical Manufacturers AFPM Hospitality Suite at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square Sunday, March 13 – 8 PM to Midnight ANNUAL MEETING Monday, March 14 – 8 PM to Midnight afpm-hospitality-button.indd 1 3/2/2016 9:56:28 AM ® DAY ONE Sunday–Monday | March 13–14, 2016 | #AM16 Conference Daily Published by HYDROCARBON PROCESSING Creating a realistic and effective INSIDE THIS ISSUE 3 Schedule regulatory environment 4 Global trends in energy saving CHET THOMPSON, President, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers KBC Advanced Technologies highlights industry trends, EMS processes and technologies Thank you for joining us at look at the political world. The General Session prom- for energy management. the 114th Annual Meeting of the ises interesting commentary from Mark Halperin and American Fuel & Petrochemi- John Heilemann, co-authors of Game Change: Obama 6 A new furnace cal Manufacturers (AFPM). and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of management playbook We are happy to welcome you a Lifetime, and Double Down: Game Change 2012, co- Furnace owner-operators make to San Francisco, home to the managing editors of Bloomberg Politics and co-hosts of real-time decisions with correct Golden Gate Bridge, the famous Bloomberg TV’s With All Due Respect. They will pro- data and Haldor Topsoe’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz vide their professional views on this year’s rather un- image-based system. Island and, most importantly, usual presidential campaign. five refineries—all important You also will hear from Alex Epstein, author of the New 10 Optimizing catalyst facilities and structures benefit- York Times best-selling book The Moral Case for Fossil selection ing this wonderful city. Fuels, and an expert on energy and industrial policy. Albemarle discusses the I am honored that you have entrusted me to lead this Mr. Epstein will provide his insights on the role that fos- different approaches refiners great organization, and even more proud to represent the sil fuels have played globally. take when selecting catalysts fuels and petrochemical industries. Few industries, if any, Tuesday begins with the Industry Leadership Break- for their FCCUs. have done more than ours to improve the quality of life fast and a keynote address from Joe Gorder, Chairman, 16 Paving the way to safer, here and abroad. Indeed, our products heat homes, power President and Chief Executive Officer of Valero Energy more productive plants cars, trucks, tractors and planes, and they serve as the core Corp., a Fortune 20 company. Mr. Gorder will share his building blocks for countless goods that make modern life perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing with the IIoT possible. Our facilities employ millions of workers and US refineries. The promise of greater output contribute billions in federal and state taxes that are used Finally, the Annual Luncheon has proven to be a must- and data integration across multiple plants is detailed by to build roads, schools and hospitals. The bottom line is attend event, and this year will be no exception. We are Honeywell Process Solutions that AFPM’s members make the world a better place. honored to have as our guest speaker retired General Co- We are very excited about this year’s program and hope lin Powell, the former US Secretary of State and former 17 Managing gasoline sulfur you will find it informative and entertaining. We have Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Few have the ex- Tier 3 standards brought together a number of industry and subject matter perience and are as widely respected and trusted as Gen- Johnson Matthey FCC additives experts to address the key political, technical, economic eral Powell. He will provide his assessment of the many take a superhero approach and environmental issues that confront our industries. challenges confronting the United States and the world. to improving octane and With this being an election year, we could think of no responding to changing feeds. better way to kick off the program than with an up-close See WELCOME, page 13 Leave your heart in San Francisco There are few cities in the US that ing fires, which lasted several days and have a unique and eclectic character were fueled by broken underground that can match San Francisco. Our natural gas supply pipes sparked by city sits on the tip of a peninsula downed electrical poles, that destroyed surrounded by the Pacific Ocean 80% of the city. An estimated 3,000 and San Francisco Bay. It is known people were killed in one of the worst for its hilly landscape, cold fog natural disasters in US history. and wind, glorious sunshine and sparkling water, the iconic Golden The city’s iconic activities. Ask any- Gate Bridge (FIG. 1), cable cars, one about the “must-see-and-do” ac- shopping and some of the finest tivities, and riding a cable car up restaurants anywhere. the city’s steep hills is near the top of The city and surrounding areas of- the list (FIG. 2). The cars are moved fer something for everyone. Pristine by an underground cable and are the Lake Tahoe, nestled in the heart of the only public transport system to be de- Sierra Mountains, is only 205 miles FIG. 1. The gateway to the San Francisco Bay. When it was built, the Golden Gate Bridge clared a historic monument. The city to the northeast. Some of the finest was the longest suspension bridge in the world. boasts the largest Chinatown outside wine in the world is produced in Napa of Asia and the oldest of its kind in and Sonoma counties, just an hour A brief history. San Francisco became largest and most important immigra- North America. This city within a city north of the city. Drive 75 miles south part of the US when California was tion, commercial, naval and financial is best explored on foot. Its temples, on the famous Pacific Coast Highway claimed on July 7, 1846 during the center in the West. Between January theaters, workshops, small businesses, and you hit the laid-back vibe of San- Mexican-American War. The city’s 1848 and December 1849, the popu- stores, antique and souvenir shops, ta Cruz; drive another hour and you history and development as a center lation of San Francisco increased teahouses, restaurants and pharmacies can see Monterey and Carmel-by-the- of maritime trade were shaped by its from 1,000 to 25,000. give visitors the chance to buy ancient Sea, home of the Pebble Beach golf strategic location at the entrance to potions from herb shops, relax and en- course. Venture 30 minutes to the one of the world’s best natural har- The quake of 1906. The San Francisco joy a “dim sum” lunch or witness the south and you are in the heart of the bors. Beginning almost overnight as earthquake struck with an estimated making of fortune cookies. Silicon Valley, the technology inno- the base for the gold rush of 1849, “moment magnitude” of 7.8. There was vation capital of the country. the city immediately became the significant damage, but it was the ensu- See SAN FRANCISCO, page 3 Meet Regulatory Compliance With Low Capital Expenditure Solutions GREEN REVAMPS AND CO-PROCESSING REVAMP YOUR REFINERY WITH PRODUCE LOW CARBON THE UOP RENEWABLE JET RENEWABLE FUELS USING THE UOP FUEL PROCESS™ FCC CO-PROCESSING SOLUTION Refineries that revamp using the Honeywell UOP Renewable Production of low carbon cellulosic renewable fuels is available Jet Fuel process turn waste feedstocks into high-quality today with Honeywell UOP’s FCC co-processing solution. 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SPM-UOP-112 FCC Co-platforming Advertorial v4.indd 1 2/26/16 9:56 AM AFPM ANNUAL MEETING APP SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS NOW AVAILABLE SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2016 View full agenda Create personal agenda Private messaging 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Registration Access attendee list Real-time news feed Presentation surveys 5:30–7:30 p.m. Opening reception MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 Locate networking Post photos Closed social events and comments network 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Registration 7:30–9 a.m. Government relations breakfast* DOWNLOAD TODAY *Open to registered member attendees only Networking breakfast* *Open to registered member attendees only 9–11:30 a.m. General session featuring: Alex Epstein, Author, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels #AM16 Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are the co-managing editors of Bloomberg Politics; co-hosts of With All Due Respect on Bloomberg and MSNBC; and co-authors of Published by Hydrocarbon Processing the runaway bestsellers: Game Change: Obama and the as three daily editions, March 13–14, Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime 15 and as an electronic edition on (2010); and Double Down: Game Change 2012 (2013).